Well-being

FREECYCLE!
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FREECYCLE!

The idea is very simple. Freecycling is when a person passes an item that does not need anymore to…
How to be sustainable?

How to be sustainable?

The first aspects that come to our mind when it is about sustainability are the renewable sources…
Why should we be sustainable?

Why should we be sustainable?

Keywords: sustainability, environment, society, economy
Grow your own food

Grow your own food

A big part of the food that we eat every day has travelled hundreds or thousands of kilometers
Tourism vs Life Quality

Tourism vs Life Quality

PROBLEM STATEMENT
Texel Social need

Texel Social need

Texel Social needs
Political economy: Poly-centricity
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Political economy: Poly-centricity

For over 40 years Elinor Ostrom studied how rural communities in different places in the world…
The strive for survival and well-being
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The strive for survival and well-being

Having identified that the sense of ‘being-here’ and the sense of ‘being-there’ are merging, the…
Example 3: Presence as value in Design for Values
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Example 3: Presence as value in Design for Values

Presence as a value in Design for Values positions our ‘strive for well-being and survival’ centre
Comparison and critical evaluation
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Comparison and critical evaluation

Presence design requires the involvement of different scientific and design disciplines. This in…
Design for experience
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Design for experience

Design for presence needs to include the complex notion of design for experience. We make choices…
Conclusions
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Conclusions

This chapter focuses on the design of presence in merging realities as approached in the social and…
Biomimicry Big Family!!!
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Biomimicry Big Family!!!

5 Groups of us have made a design of a bio-based building!! It is a big success of the teamwork!!
Water Distribution Structure
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Water Distribution Structure
Bromelia based design
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Bromelia based design
First project introduction
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First project introduction

Report on the intermediate project presentations on 20th of March.
Bio-based building design
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Bio-based building design
PRESENTATION ON THE THEME OF WATER INSIDE THE BUILDING
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PRESENTATION ON THE THEME OF WATER INSIDE THE BUILDING

Our attention has been focused on the theme of water inside the building.
Day 3 (Wednesday 20, March 2013)
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Day 3 (Wednesday 20, March 2013)

Today was completely devoted to the first early drafts of what the design of the Faculty of…
Geothermal Enery for the home
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Geothermal Enery for the home
Geothermal pump
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Geothermal pump

How does Geothermal unit work?
Potable water treatment technology
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Potable water treatment technology

Membrane filtration technology is emerging as the technology of choice for safe drinking water.
Wastewater treatment technology
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Wastewater treatment technology

The most common wastewater treatment used by engineers is a water-based process. However, in nature…
solar water plant model 1
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solar water plant model 1